The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call of a bomb threat at Pulte Homes on Amsbury on June 10. According to an OCSD report, employees were checking the voicemail, when they heard a message saying to get out of the trailer because there was a bomb in it. They said they saved the […]
A 35-year-old Orion Township resident appeared in court recently for allegedly raping a 19-year-old Clarkston woman near the DTE Energy Music Theater May 28. Gregory H. Combs was arraigned that weekend, with bond set at a full $500,000. He then faced a June 4 preliminary exam before 52-2 Judge Michael Batchik. According to Oakland County […]
As in the past, all eyes will be on the Green’s Park area during the July 4th holiday. Members of Lake Orion’s Village Council OK’d on June 14 a request by the Lake Orion Fireworks Association to hold its annual fireworks display on July 3 at 10 p.m. Sunday is a rain date. The association […]
Only .65 percent of registered voters in Lake Orion turned out to vote in the school election on June 14. Mary Jo Burchart and Tina Peterson both ran unopposed in the race for two seats on the Lake Orion Board of Education. A total of 345 votes were cast, with Burchart garnering 175, and Peterson […]
Special Assessment Districts for chloriding Parkview Boulevard and for algae control on Square Lake will move forward with the preparation of the assessment rolls. The Orion Township Board of Trustees held public hearings on both SADs on June 7. Both rolls were authorized as presented.
Five vacancies currently need to be filled on the 15-member Orion Senior Center Advisory Council. All of the vacancies expire on June 30, 2006. According to senior center director Marylou Enneking, Kathy Wieland and Bill Kokanos, had already requested to serve on the council. Current council members are Wes Fuelling, Norman Gilbert, Marge Hodges, Betty […]
Like any other June high school graduate, Marie Plouhar is looking forward to the future and attending college. But Plouhar is not your typical graduate. Nearly 15 years after she dropped out of her Florida high school at the age of 16, Plouhar walked in a graduation ceremony for the Lake Orion Adult Education program […]
There’s a lot more to school bus driving then picking up and dropping off children, and recently several bus drivers for Lake Orion Schools proved it—rodeo style. Drivers Tammy Brown, Mary Cottrill, Mike Gatlin and Yvonne Brown recently took home the team trophy, as well as each placing individually, in the annual Bus Rodeo competition […]
The Orion Area Youth Assistance committee hosted its annual Youth Recognition Awards Dinner in April at the Knights of Columbus on Orion Road. The committee honored 47 youth for their special service to the community. The students received a number of awards, including a proclamation from the Oakland County Commissioner’s office, and special tributes signed […]
Bits and pieces…. Forgive me if I didn’t pick your fish. For the first time ever, someone thought I would be a good person to judge the Orion Art Center’s annual fish painting contest. It’s my guess OAC couldn’t find any one else to do it. I’ve got plenty of experience judging young writers. For […]